2.28.2011

Yesterday I won a competition to be a finalist in the Classical Singer Vocal Competition.

Since we will be "pretty close" to Mexico we are just going to go ahead and hop on down to Hermosillo, which is where John served his mission and lived for two years of his life. I can't wait to see it all.

This means that the hubs and I will be spending our one year anniversary in Mexico.

We used an antique utility sink for the drinks. It looked fantastic and kept the drinks pretty cold. Now I use it in our bedroom to separate laundry!

I bought some old windows from an antique shop in Roswell. I got some spray chalk board and then we made these. It made for a unique way to share the menu.

The live jazz band made for such a classic atmosphere.

Our first dance to "Embraceable You".

This lovely little idea came from my sister. She is the one who did all of the paper signs by the way. We loved going back through and reading the responses we got. Its amazing how love is something different for everyone.

The cake was made by my best friend's mother. It was an almond pound-cake with butter-cream frosting.

My aunt made all of the cake table decorations. She made these pinwheels to go on top of the windows. She made the cake toppers out of vintage thread spools and some of our paper flowers. She also made two clay birds to go on top of the main cake. My little bird had a veil on and John's was holding a guitar that said, "Murphy Rocks" on it.

Our friend Taylor did a photo booth for us. One of my biggest regrets of the night is that John and I never even got to go get in it!! It was such a busy night that we never even got to eat!

(My mother and I designed and handmade my dress and my veil.)

We left to the flair of sparklers and fireworks. It was such a magical evening and I want to do it all over again!